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| Officers face discipline |
| 9 officers face corrective action for mishandling aftermath of Tillman's death
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 27-March-2007
4:24:51 AM |
| Nine military officers, including four generals, will face "corrective action" for making critical mistakes in the aftermath of the friendly fire death of Cpl. Pat Tillman, military officials said Monday.
The NFL player was killed in Afghanistan in 2004 after giving up a professional football career to fight as an Army Ranger.
An investigation by the Army's inspector general and Criminal Investigation Command concluded officers in Tillman's chain of command knew almost immediately after his death that he had been killed by friendly fire from his own platoon, but that information was withheld from his family for more than a month, in violation of Army regulations.
Results of the investigation, released Monday, concluded that while there had been no attempt by officers to conceal the circumstances of Tillman's death, inadequate initial investigations "contributed to the inaccuracies, misunderstandings and perceptions of concealment."
Also, documentation used to award Tillman a posthumous Silver Star included statements from witnesses that "were drafted by others and also contained inaccurate information" implying he died from enemy fire, said Thomas Gimble, the Army's acting inspector general, who released findings of the investigation at a news conference Monday.
The criteria for earning a Silver Star includes heroic action under enemy fire, and the investigation concluded Tillman had not been under enemy fire on the day he died.
However, acting Army Secretary Pete Geren said Monday that Tillman's award will stand, although his Silver Star citation will be revised to reflect "his actions and the circumstances of that day."
"Cpl. Tillman died while risking his life to come to the aid of his comrades," Geren said. "He died a hero."
Geren also apologized to Tillman's family for the delay in letting them know about the circumstances of his death.
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